Preservative for leather and leather substitutes



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nirnn srarns Parana oriubn LILLIE A. MILNE, F FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.

PRESERVATIVE FOR- LEATHER AND LEATHER SUBSTITUTES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LILLIE A. MILNE, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident.

' 0f the city of Fresno, county of Fresno, and

State of California, have invented a new and useful Preservative for Leather and Leather Substitutes, of which the following is a.

Seventy-five parts of gas tar,being the residue of crude mineral oil after the manufacture of illuminating gas therefrom, and twenty-five parts gum copal varnish. These ingredients are to be thoroughly mixed by agitation. In using the above composition the leather or leather substitute should be thoroughly cleansed and the composition placed thereon with a brushor cloth, or any other suitable manner so it is rubbed thoroughly in the pores.

This composition is especially desirable for the preservation of leather used in making shoes and shoe soles, and for shoes already made, and for leather subject to hard and rough usage. Its applicationto leather makes it practically water proof as well as soft, pliable and tough, and lengthens its life.

I'claimt 1. The herein described composition of matter consisting of seventy-five parts of crude mineral oil gas tar, and twenty-five parts of gum copal varnish, thoroughly mixed, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

2. The herein described composition of matter for preserving leather consisting of approximately seventy-five parts of gas tar, being the residue of crude mineral ,011 after the manufacture of illuminating gas therefrom, and approximately twenty-five parts of gum Varnish thoroughly mixed substantially as described.

LILLIE A. MILN-E.

Witnesses:

CLEO K. CURTIS, H. A. HUEBER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 17, 1919 Application filed September 25, 1918. Serial No. 255,710. I 

